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GrummanDude

Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 926
Location: Auburn, CA

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject: V-12 Lycoming

I went to a boat show, featuring antique wooden boats, and saw some 

boats with water cooled Lycoming V-12s..  I was quite surprised.  Did 

you know Lycoming made a 7700+ cubic inch 36 cyl water cooled radial?  

They made a lot of engines in their hey-day.

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jamey

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 124

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:29 am Post subject: V-12 Lycoming

Yeah, we have a picture of this beast in the Hiller Museum restoration shop.

I hadn't looked at it very carefully until last week maybe and then

discovered wow, 36 cylinders.  It's interesting relative to other multi-row

radials in that it's basically 9 in-line 4s with overhead cams.  That'd take

a heck of a plane (or boat).  I wonder if they ever had a planned airframe

for the engine during design.



Jamey

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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:55 am Post subject: V-12 Lycoming

I saw a P&W 27 cyl where they had four nine cylinder radials all on the same 

crank. It was reported to have been used in a German tank and some single 

engine aircraft (can't recall what at the moment). It was at a museum just 

outside of Lancaster, PA at an event called Rough & Tumble. I was only there 

for about three to fours hours last week as I had to divirt around some 

nasty WX on my way in. I'll check with my brother to see if he took pics of 

any of the aircraft stuff. It was mostly steam engines, locomotives and 

tractors. There were some fixed engines too though running mills, generators 

and the like, many dating before 1900.



As a pilot, only two bad things can happen to you and one of them will.

a. One day you will walk out to the aircraft knowing that it is your last 

flight.

b. One day you will walk out to the aircraft not knowing that it is your 

last flight.

Steve Roberts - AA-1B N641HY (at) ILG





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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:29:23 -0700




<jamey(at)jamescourtney.net>



Yeah, we have a picture of this beast in the Hiller Museum restoration shop.

I hadn't looked at it very carefully until last week maybe and then

discovered wow, 36 cylinders.  It's interesting relative to other multi-row

radials in that it's basically 9 in-line 4s with overhead cams.  That'd take

a heck of a plane (or boat).  I wonder if they ever had a planned airframe

for the engine during design.



Jamey

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GrummanDude

Joined: 15 Jan 2006
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Location: Auburn, CA

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject: V-12 Lycoming

The story I read was taht it was intended for the B-36

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jhall2(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: V-12 Lycoming

Boy, that Hiller Museum is a neat place!  If you can swing a visit, do.

Jim Hall



Jamey wrote>

Yeah, we have a picture of this beast in the Hiller Museum restoration shop.

I hadn't looked at it very carefully until last week maybe and then

discovered wow, 36 cylinders.  It's interesting relative to other multi-row

radials in that it's basically 9 in-line 4s with overhead cams.  That'd take

a heck of a plane (or boat).  I wonder if they ever had a planned airframe

for the engine during design.



Jamey

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